Lagatar24 Desk
Jakarta, Dec 8: In the wake of rising cases of Omicron, the Indonesia badminton team has withdrawn its participation from the upcoming 2021 BWF World Championship.
“The Indonesian badminton team has withdrawn from participating in the 2021 BWF World Championship or the 2021 World Championship which will take place in Huelva, Spain, on 12-19 December 2021,” Badminton Indonesia tweeted.
“This decision was taken by the General Chairperson of PP PBSI Agung Firman Sampurna in order to maintain the safety of players after receiving input from the management, coach, and the Head of Binpres. The erratic spread of the new variant of the Omicron Covid-19 virus is the main reason,” further read the tweet.
Notably, the 2021 World Championship will be held in Huelva, Spain, starting from December 12 to 19.
With the announcement of withdrawal, Badminton Indonesia also informed that the team will now focus on the tournament to be held in 2022.
Earlier, the team also decided to withdraw from the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Aarhus, Denmark due to the pandemic. Since the tournament was postponed, Indonesia later on participated and ended up lifting the Thomas Cup title after a long gap of 19 years.
